TOMS RIVER, NJ — If you have trouble remembering when your recycling day is, or aren't sure what the schedule is during a holiday week or when there's bad weather, Toms River has an app designed to make it easy while encouraging more recycling.
The Recycle Coach is a free app for your tablet or smartphone provides up-to-date information on Toms River's recycling schedule in what officials say is a user-friendly mobile format. The app will advise if there are changes in collection due to holidays or weather, and users can set up recycling reminders.
They also can improve their recycling efforts through a “What Goes Where?” search tool.
"I’m very pleased to offer this interactive program at no cost to the residents of Toms River," said Lou Amoruso, the township's director of public works. "I believe that it will improve our recycling efforts and the flow of information concerning recycling and other department services to those residents that download the app."
The app was purchased by the state Department of Environmental Protection, which made it available to residents free of charge. In addition to Toms River, the application is actively in use by Long Beach Township, Highland Park, Fanwood and Ridgefield, Burlington County, and will become available statewide throughout 2018.
Recycle Coach offers the following features:
The Recycle Coach application download is free and is available on the Google Play and Apple Store. Residents can get a link to it on the township's public works webpage (click here).
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